Chapter 2 Flashcards by 인 태

French revolution

Social and political change in France, leading to the end of monarchy and rise of democracy

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First estate

Clergy, one percent of the population, 10% of temperate land owned, exempt from taxes

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Second estate

Nobility, 2% of population, owns 25% of the land, no taxes

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Third estate

Bourgeoisie, laborers and artisans, and peasants, 97% of the population, 35 to 40% of land owned, pay all the taxes

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Collective consciousness

A shared common history or event that might create a feeling of belonging

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Rhetoric

Art of effective, persuade of speaking or writing

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Soverignists

People who support the idea of the region or country, becoming independent and sovereign

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Louis XVI

Thinking of France during the French revolution

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Mary Antoinette

King Louis XVI wife

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Enlightenment

In the 18th century, characterized by dramatic revolutions in science, velocity, society, and politics.

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Ancient (old) Regime

Social political system, which existed in most of Europe during the 18th century

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Salon

Social gatherings of intellectual and artist in private homes for discussion during the enlightenment

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Estates general

Frances traditional, national assembly with representatives of the three states

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Declaration of the rights of man and citizen

Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French national assembly at the beginning of the French revolution

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National assembly

French Congress established by representatives of the third state to enact laws and reform in the name of the French people

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Jacobins

Republicans during the French revolution

Gerondins

Favored a constitutional monarchy

Napoleon Bonaparte

Military leader, who wrote to prominence during the French revolution becoming emperor of France

Boston tea party

Protest by American colonist against the British taxes, where tea was dumped into Boston Harbor

CPR

Canadian Pacific railway - the Canadian railroad trilogy page tribute to the world of livered and dangerous conditions to build the railway

Victoria Calihoo

Metis women who recorded her peoples culture and customs as her contribution to the history of her nation

White Paper

Trudeau, Jean Chretien, and Dunkin Campbell Scott proposed a controversial proposal, called the white paper, and the federal government treaty obligations (wanted to assimilate the first nations)

Republic

Form of government, where a monarch acts as a head of state within the parameters of a constitution

Absolutism

Where monarch has absolute control over the government

Political factors that shaped nationalism

Declaration of the rights of man end of citizen, becoming a republic, reign of terror, and the rise of Napoleon

Economic factors that shaped nationalism

France had been at war for decades, was on the verge of bankruptcy /estates general

Geographic factors that shaped nationalism

Weather conditions created food, shortages and starvation (riots starts to happen, and people blame the overspending towards King Louis the 16th and Mary Antoinette)

Historical factors that shape nationalism

The storming of the Bastille resulted in collective consciousness

Social factors that shape nationalism

- Who should lead a royal family or a elected leader? - who matters in society only the first class? - Who should be included to the third class have a voice? - How do we handle conflict and overcome obstacles if the citizens don’t have a voice how can you negotiate with their lead government? - France was the cultural center of the Europe at that time - Increasing population of the middle class

Timeline of the French revolution

1. Storming of the Bastille 2. Meeting of the estate general 3. National assembly 4. Tennis court oath 5. Execution of the king 6. Reign of terror 7. The directory

1. Storming of the Bastille

The Bastille, a fortress president in Paris, was attacked by revolutionaries

2. Meeting of the Estates general.

King Louis XVI so the financial crisis the states general was an assembly, representing Frances three estates. The meeting highlighted the divisions within the French society, and the unwillingness of the two estates to share power or tax burdens.

3. National assembly.

Frustrated with the unfair voting third state declared themselves national assembly, representing the people of France. They vow to draft a constitution.

4. Tennis court oath

The national assembly gathered in a nearby, tennis court, swearing not to disband until they had given France a new constitution

5. Execution of the king

King Louis XVI gets executed by the guillotine

6. Reign of Terror

Mass executions led by the Committee of Public Safety with Maximillian Robespierre. Targeted enemies of the revolution

7. The Directory

The DIRECTV was established as the new government of France. it was a five member committee that struggled with ongoing wars, internal strife, and corruption directories in effected governance, set the stage for the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte